Book Review: “Stiffs and Stones”

I’m a big fan of the Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series, so when I got a review request for the two latest books in the collection, you know I couldn’t turn it down. All opinions stated here are my own.

Other titles I’ve reviewed in the Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. SeriesHorn Dogs: https://writingtoberead.com/?p=37841Bats in the Belfry & Heart of Clay: https://writingtoberead.com/2023/12/29/book-review-bats-in-the-belfry-heart-of-clay/Zomnibus: https://writingtoberead.com/2018/07/27/zomnibus-two-zombie-detective-novels-in-one-book/Double Booked & Bump in the Night: https://writingtoberead.com/2022/07/22/book-reviews-double-booked-bump-in-the-night/About Stiffs and Stones

Dan Shamble, zombie P.I. is back from the dead and back on the case in this new collection of eight wacky adventures with enough plot twists and stomach turns to keep you guessing, and chuckling, until the very end.

My Review of Stiffs and Stones

I requested a digital revew copy of Stiffs & Stones from Kevin J. Anderson’s Reader’s Club. All opinions stated here are my own.

Stiffs & Stones, by Kevin J. Anderson is a collection of eight Dan Shamble, P.I. short stories, some which were published earlier, so I chose to focus my review on the stories I hadn’t read and reviewed previously. This collection of undead stories will keep you laughing until the last page.

“Hand Job” is the tale of a disembodied hand who has been framed for a robbery it didn’t commit and it’s up to Dan Shamble to prove its innocence. If there’s one thing the zombie P.I. doesn’t need with this case, it’s a hand. (Although these stories are filled with it, that corney humor is my own.)“Bull Runs” is the tale of the Meter Maid Minitaur with tummy trouble. It’s up to Dan Shamble to discover the reason the Minituars are all falling ill and stop the debilitating illness before the big charity race.“Mystery Meat” is the case of the giant Momma Fly with missing baby maggots. This case takes Dan Shamble into the backstreets of the Unnatural Quarter where he uncovers the source of the new and delicious mystery meat being served while searching for the missing tots.“Holy Balls” is the tale of a warlock whose witchy wife is after his (crystal) balls, and it’s up to Dan Shamble to protect them. But the witchy wife is relentless, and Dan Shamble must use the highest security measures he has to protect the warlock’s balls.“The Eyeball at the End of the Rainbow” is the tale of an inebriated Leprechaun who has misplaced the eye of the Centuar stoner, leaving him blind and straight until Dan Shamble can solve the case and find the missing eyeball.

Also included are “Bump in the Night”, “Fire in the Hole”, and “Heart of Clay”.

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